Stardom Year-End Awards

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Stardom Year-End Awards
CountryJapan
Presented byWorld Wonder Ring Stardom
First awardedDecember 25, 2011; 12 years ago (2011-12-25)

The Stardom Year-End Awards is a concept used by

professional wrestlers at the end of the year who have performed on Stardom. The first award ceremony took part on December 25, 2011.[1]

Active awards

Best Match Award

This award was originally named the Best Bout Award, from 2011 to 2012.

Year Date Match Event Location Notes
2011[1] November 12 Nanae Takahashi vs. Natsuki☆Taiyo Goddesses of Stardom Tag League - Day 3 Tokyo For the World of Stardom Championship
2012[2] September 17 Nanae Takahashi vs. Yuzuki Aikawa 5★Star Grand Prix - Day 4
December 24 Year-End Climax For the World of Stardom Championship
2013[citation needed] April 29 Yoshiko vs. Yuzuki Aikawa Ryogoku Cinderella Champions Fiesta
2014[3] December 23 Kairi Hojo and Nanae Takahashi vs. Risa Sera and Takumi Iroha Year-End Climax For the Goddesses of Stardom Championship
2015[4] December 23
Io Shirai vs. Meiko Satomura
 Year-End Climax For the World of Stardom Championship
2016[5] December 22
Io Shirai vs. Mayu Iwatani
 Year-End Climax
2017[6] October 17 Takumi Iroha vs. Yoko Bito True Fight For the Wonder of Stardom Championship
2018[7] June 17
Io Shirai and Mayu Iwatani
) 		Goddesses of Destiny For the Goddesses of Stardom Championship
2019[8] June 16 Arisa Hoshiki vs. Tam Nakano Shining Destiny For the Wonder of Stardom Championship
2020[9] November 15 Mayu Iwatani vs. Utami Hayashishita Sendai Cinderella Sendai For the World of Stardom Championship
2021[10] March 3 Giulia vs. Tam Nakano All Star Dream Cinderella Tokyo
Hair vs. Hair match for the Wonder of Stardom Championship
2022[11] December 29 Giulia vs. Syuri
Dream Queendom
 For the World of Stardom Championship
2023[12] December 29 Giulia vs. Megan Bayne Dream Queendom For the Strong Women's Championship

Best Tag Team Award

Year Team
2012[2] Natsuki☆Taiyo and Yoshiko
2013 Miho Wakizawa and Nanae Takahashi
2014[3] 7Kairi
(Kairi Hojo and Nanae Takahashi)
2015[4] Thunder Rock
(Io Shirai and Mayu Iwatani)
2016[5] BY Ho
(Kairi Hojo and Yoko Bito)
2017[6] Hana Kimura and Kagetsu
2018[7] Momo Watanabe and Utami Hayashishita
2019[8] Tokyo Cyber Squad
(Jungle Kyona and Konami)
2020[9] AphroditE
(Saya Kamitani and Utami Hayashishita)
2021[10] FWC
(Hazuki and Koguma)
2022[11] meltear
(Natsupoi and Tam Nakano)
2023[12] REStart
(Natsupoi and Saori Anou)

Best Technique Award

AZM (left) and Mayu Iwatani (right) are two-time winners of the category
Year Wrestler
2012[2] Act Yasukawa
2013 Natsuki☆Taiyo
2014[3] Mayu Iwatani
2015[4]
2016[5] Kairi Hojo
2017[6] Hiromi Mimura
2018[7] Starlight Kid
2019[8] AZM
2020[9] Konami
2021[10] Saya Kamitani
2022[11] AZM (2)
2023[12] Mirai

Best Unit Award

Year Unit
2018[7] Stars
2019[8] Oedo Tai
2020[9] Donna Del Mondo
(Giulia, Himeka, Maika, Natsupoi and Syuri)
2021[10] Oedo Tai (2)
(Momo Watanabe, Natsuko Tora, Rina, Ruaka, Saki Kashima and Starlight Kid)
2022[11] Stars (2)
(Hanan, Hazuki, Koguma, Mayu Iwatani, Momo Kohgo and Saya Iida)
2023[12] Queen's Quest
(Utami Hayashishita, Saya Kamitani, AZM, Lady C, Miyu Amasaki and Hina)

Fighting Spirit Award

Act Yasukawa is a two-time winner of the category

The Fighting Spirit Award is given to a wrestler who remained active throughout the year.[1]

Year Wrestler
2011[1] Yoshiko
2012[2] Miho Wakizawa
2013 Act Yasukawa
2014[3] Koguma
2015[4] Act Yasukawa (2)
2016[5] Momo Watanabe
2017[5] Mayu Iwatani
2018[7] Natsuko Tora
2019[8] Hana Kimura
2020[9] Tam Nakano
2021[10] Unagi Sayaka
2022[11] Starlight Kid
2023[12] Suzu Suzuki

MVP Award

Io Shirai is a three-time winner of the category

The MVP Award is given to a wrestler who shined the most throughout the year.[1]

Year Wrestler
2011[1] Yuzuki Aikawa
2012[2] Nanae Takahashi
2013 Io Shirai
2014[3]
2015[4] Kairi Hojo
2016[5] Io Shirai (3)
2017[6] Toni Storm
2018[7] Momo Watanabe
2019[8] Mayu Iwatani
2020[9] Giulia
2021[10] Utami Hayashishita
2022[11] Syuri
2023[12] Tam Nakano

Outstanding Performance Award

Kairi Hojo is a two-time winner of the category
Year Wrestler
2011[1] Yoko Bito
2012[2] Yuzuki Aikawa
2013 Kairi Hojo
2014[3] Yoshiko
2015[4] Kairi Hojo (2)
2016[5] Yoko Bito (2)
2017[6] Io Shirai
2018[7] Utami Hayashishita
2019[8] Arisa Hoshiki
2020[9] Bea Priestley
2021[10] Syuri
2022[11] Saya Kamitani
2023[12] Mayu Iwatani

Shining Award

The Shining Award is the only award where the winner is chosen by fan vote.[10]

Year Wrestler
2020[9] Giulia
2021[10] Starlight Kid
2022[11] Tam Nakano
2023[12] Maika

Defunct awards

Special Merit Award (特別賞, Tokubetsu-shō)

Year Wrestler
2014[3] Miho Wakizawa
2021[10] Mayu Iwatani

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f "スターダム1・6新木場、1・14後楽園、1・19松山、1・20名古屋のカードが決定！アワード2012のMVPは奈苗！". Battle News (in Japanese). December 27, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g 2014年12月27日 スターダム忘年会＆脇澤美穂プロレス生活謝恩会が開かれました. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). December 28, 2014. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
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  6. ^ a b c d e 2017年12月25日 スターダムアワード2017表彰式＆美闘陽子引退記念パーティーが開かれました. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). December 26, 2017. Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g 2018年12月24日 スターダムアワードで2018年の全日程終了!. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). December 25, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g スターダムアワードで2019年の全日程終了！. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). December 26, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h 『スターダムアワード2020』の受賞者発表！. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). January 31, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Pollock, John (January 3, 2022). "STARDOM 2021 award winners". postwrestling.com. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h Thompson, Andrew (January 22, 2023). "STARDOM announces 2022 award winners". POST Wrestling. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h Fain, Thom (January 21, 2024). "STARDOM AWARD 2023 Winners & Photo Gallery". Monthly Puroresu. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
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